Apple is likely to discontinue THESE 5 products: October 2024

Apple will reveal largest redesign of Mac mini in 14 years, with much smaller design, ports on front, and more
An undated image showing Apple products. — Freepik
An undated image showing Apple products. — Freepik

Apple is likely to host their next keynote in October, with a focus on the iPad and Mac. These are some Apple products you probably won’t be able to buy from the Apple Store after the event rumoured to take place in October.

M3 MacBook Pros

Apple is anticipated to reveal new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros next month, with M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max chips. Other than the chip updates, the new MacBook Pro would be mostly the same.

Moreover, no design changes are reported, although it’s expected that the base model MacBook Pro will start with 16GB of RAM.

M2 Mac mini

Apple is said to reveal the largest redesign of the Mac mini in 14 years, with a much smaller design, ports on the front, and more.

Read more: Apple likely to disguise HomePod, iPad, and AI in upcoming HomeKit device

Earlier, Apple last updated the Mac mini in January 2023, with M2 and M2 Pro chips. The last update integrated the first Mac mini with a Pro chip.

M3 iMac

In addition, users are expecting a new refresh to the iMac next month, bumping up from the M3 chip to the M4 chip. Moreover, it is expected to be a light refresh.

iPad mini 6

Apple is reported to update the iPad mini, marking the first refresh in 3 years. Users are expected to receive a new chip that supports Apple Intelligence, likely the A18. 

Apple Pencil Pro support, a new display that fixes jelly scrolling, and 128GB of storage on the base model are also likely.

iPad 10

There are some conflicting speculations on whether or not users will be getting a new base model iPad next month. According to Ross Young, panels for the base model iPad will start shipping this month, indicating a spring release.